X+Y, released in the US as A Brilliant Young Mind, is a 2014 British drama film directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, and Sally Hawkins.
Film · TMDB
6.7A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Released: 2014-03-13111 minDir: Morgan MatthewsDrama
Cast
- Asa Butterfield as Nathan Ellis
- Rafe Spall as Martin Humphreys
- Sally Hawkins as Julie Ellis
- Eddie Marsan as Richard
- Jo Yang as Zhang Mei
- Alex Lawther as Isaac Cooper
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.1/10
30,948 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
65/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 10 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- X+Y
- Film.image
- X+Y poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- British film poster
- Film.director
- Morgan Matthews
- Film.producer
- David M. ThompsonLaura Hastings-Smith
- Film.writer
- James Graham
- Film.music
- Martin Phipps
- Film.cinematography
- Danny Cohen
- Film.editing
- Peter Lambert
- Film.studio
- BBC FilmsBritish Film InstituteHead Gear FilmsMetrol TechnologyScreen YorkshireLipsync ProductionsOrigin PicturesMinnow FilmsPinnacle Films
- Film.distributor
- Koch Media
- Film.runtime
- 111 minutes
- Film.country
Key dates
- Published
- 13 March 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- mathematics
- Screenwriter
- James Graham
- Cast member
- Alexa Davies
- Composer
- Martin Phipps
- Cinematographer
- Danny Cohen
- Narrative location
- England
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X+Y, released in the US as A Brilliant Young Mind, is a 2014 British drama film directed by Morgan Matthews and starring Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, and Sally Hawkins.
The film, inspired by the 2007 documentary Beautiful Young Minds, focuses on a teenage English mathematics prodigy named Nathan (Asa Butterfield) who has difficulty understanding people, and is autistic, but finds comfort in numbers. When he is chosen to represent the United Kingdom at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), Nathan embarks on a journey in which he faces unexpected challenges, such as understanding the nature of love. The character of Nathan was based on Daniel Lightwing, who won a silver medal at the 2006 IMO.
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